spud vs tater tot?

so last week was avocado and this week potato... need i say more? the only two things i have craved have been summed up in week 16 & 17 and look at the combination i found: hmm i might just have to try this combination!!!



6 1/2 inches long from head to rump and 5ish oz.

so the nicknames this week are spud and tater-tot.

Eli's comment today as i took a picture to send Chris "Mama you need new car SOON, that baby is getting BIG" he knows we are going to get a new van... and im not going to rage against the mini-van, im embracing my love for being a mother. dont worrry one day you will understand (you know who you are)! but we just cant buy the van until we close on our house. he is convienced we are gettin a sienna from jim hudson toyota and reminds me every time we drive by.

17 weeks down 19-21 more weeks to go... almost half way! wooohoo

how do i feel?
- i still throw up, but i dont mind hugging the toilet because it is a reminder that the baby is still healthy. so i dont complain
- i have already for a few weeks started having contractions
- my scatia nerve hurts pretty bad
- my belly is HUGE and officially is ITCHY

how do i feel outside of pregnancy... thats a whole nother post of my insane 2 weeks of nannying, moving, and house parenting all back to back!!!

16 weeks

little one moves around all the time, has ears that can actually hear us now, has fingernails & toenails, and is working on eye lashes, eyebrows (hopefully not daddy's), and possibly hair.

funny thing about being the size of an avocado is i have been craving avocados the whole pregnancy. just looking up the picture to post made me want to get in my car and go buy one. but i resisted the craving.

old snow day

these pictures were from when it snowed while we had h1n1 and were cooped up in our house for over a week. i finally let Eli go out and enjoy the snow when it was a good 50 degrees and he was much much better. somehow i never downloaded these pictures, but they were too cute to not show! i love this boys creative mind, innovative spirit, and love for hot chocolate. the way he says it with an accent melts my heart every time!